Where: Berivotra, Madagascar (15.9° S, 46.6° E: paleocoordinates 30.1° S, 38.4° E)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Maevarano Formation, Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
• Either the uppermost Anembalemba or basal Miadana Member, Maevarano Formation, Maastrichtian
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by P. Dodson
Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),
Primary reference: E. S. Gaffney and C. A. Forster. 2003. Side-necked turtle lower jaws (Podocnemididae, Bothremydidae) from the Late Cretaceous Maevarano Formation of Madagascar. American Museum Novitates 3397:1-13 [R. Benson/R. Benson]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 129300: authorized by Roger Benson, entered by Roger Benson on 23.06.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Bothremydidae indet. sideneck turtle UA 8708; a dentary fragment consisting of a portion of the right ramus and symphyseal region
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